"Swab" Series

This Sci-Fiction/Dystopian YA novel will be released Summer 2014!

Scarb are the enemy.  The enemy.  The enemy.  I told myself this over and over.  They murdered my parents.  They rape the land and kill humans as if they are the vermin.  They took Ray.  I ran water over my face, looked at my eyes with their double lenses like two blue lakes: one navy, one ice.  The enemy.  And now I’m one of them.

Ray.  I can almost see his brown eyes and feel the warmth of his touch like a sun-warmed towel on my skin.  Will you still love me now that I’m everything you hate?

Seven years ago, most of humanity transformed into a mutated species known as scarb.  With their superior speed, protective platted chitin bone structure, and deadly barbs, they easily slaughter un-changed humans.   Cat and a small pocket of humans have survived.  But when the scarb capture Cat’s boyfriend, she is determined to face an entire colony of the ruthless creatures to get him back.  She quickly discovers she must confront not only her enemy, but the strengths and weakness inside her when she becomes scarb herself.

In Swab, Heather Choate delivers a captivating combination of suspense, romance, and self-discovery as Cat faces a treacherous world and uncertain future. Fresh, riveting and rich with surprise, this Dystopian series will leave readers hungry for more.

What I'm working on March 2014

Right now, I'm writing the third book of a young adult series to be released fall 2014.  It's about a brother who brings stories to life for his autistic sister, Emma, in which she is the heroine.  It's a story about the importance of family and sticking it out no matter how many curves life throws at you.  In the first series, Emma is a moonstone bearer who must fight a Master Shar, and summon the long-lost stormdragons to protect her family and her kingdom.

Artist, Amy Choate, is creating beautiful artwork for the book.

I love working on this project and am excited to share it!

Frayed Crossing

For years, Colton Brady never believed in the existence of anything beyond the rush of heroin in his veins. Upon finding the dead body of his twin, however, he decides to sober up and creates a rehab center for troubled teens. But when he experiences visions of a doorway no one else can see, his own sobriety and sanity are questioned. Despite this, curiosity overcomes him and he enters the doorway to discover Ahmalie, a young woman he is uncontrollably drawn to. Even when he is hospitalized for paranoid schizophrenia, he longs to join Ahmalie, finally believing in the unexplained. Now Colton must decide if he’s willing to risk everything, including his sanity, to be with Ahmalie in this realm which may or may not exist.

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